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Hip Implants
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Mass Torts Law Blog
Johnson & Johnson Reportedly Agrees to Settle DePuy ASR Lawsuits for $4 Billion
As we have previously reported, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has recalled its ASR hip replacement device. There are thousands of cases pending across the country related to the ASR device. These…
Mass Torts Law Blog
Over 150 Cases Added to DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuit
As we have previously reported, there are over 10,000 lawsuits pending nationwide against Johnson & Johnson for its metal-on-metal hip replacements, the DePuy Pinnacle and the DePuy ASR. Plaintiffs allege…
Mass Torts Law Blog
DePuy ASR Lawsuits Move Forward in New Jersey
As we have previously reported, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has recalled its ASR hip replacement device. There are thousands of cases pending across the country related to the ASR device. These…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Metal Toxicity and Metal-on-Metal Hip Replcement
By Jared Fink
Metal-on-metal bearings in hip resurfacing arthroplasty have been associated with prolonged periods of elevated metal ion circulation in the bloodstream. Specific ions, such as chromium and cobalt are known to…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Adverse Health Events Related to Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
By Jared Fink
Metal-on-metal hip replacement (MOM) was introduced in total hip replacement to avoid complications such as osteolysis, the process where bone marrow is not produced, causing weakness in joints and bone…
Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Dangers of Chromium and Cobalt Ion Exposure in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement
By Jared Fink
A recent study conducted by Wolf-Christoph Witzleb et al. focused on the implications of the metal ions released through the expected corrosion that occurs after a metal-on-metal hip replacement or…
Drug & Device Law
A Not So Bad Blast from The Past
We saw the news yesterday about DePuy discontinuing two of their lines of hip implants, which have been involved in some litigation. While we are not ignorant of the impact of litigation…
Mass Torts Law Blog
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Signs of Trouble
As we previously reported, DePuy has recalled its ASR hip replacement device. There are thousands of cases pending across the country related to the ASR device. This blog provides some…
The Healthcare Investor
Jury Orders DePuy to Pay $8.3M in Hip Implant Lawsuit
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $8.3 million to a Montana man who sued Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics on claims he was injured by the company's now-recalled ASR (Articular…
Mass Torts Law Blog
J & J DePuy Engineer Blames Surgeons for Product Failures
An orthopedic surgeon who helped design the recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement testified for the defense in California state court this week. The surgeon, Dr. Thomas Schmalzried, was paid $3.6…